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Smart Materials for Sustainable Greenhouses

Learn about the latest advancements in smart materials for greenhouse construction and how they can contribute to sustainable food production. Discover how these materials improve energy efficiency, create a better climate, and increase crop yield. Join us at the .PPS.Smart.Materials.AgriFoodTop.Symposium in Wageningen on June 7, 2017.

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Smart Materials for Sustainable Greenhouses

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  1. PPS Smart Materials AgriFoodTop Symposium 7 juni 2017, Wageningen

  2. Growth – 2050: growth to 9 billionpeople In the next 25 yearswe needtoproduce more food than in the past 10,000 years

  3. Energy efficiency – Energy neutral in 2020

  4. 1980 > 2016 • Highergreenhouses to create a betterclimate • “Lighter” greenhouses as 1% more light = 1% more yield

  5. Since 2014: new breakthrough in greenhouseglass • Standard glass • Diffuse glasswith anti reflection coating Diffuse glass: + 10% yield Payback < 3 years

  6. Modern greenhouse vs. ceiling panel < € / m2 € / m2

  7. Greenhouse is fixed… but… suboptimal in most of the time • 4 seasons • Different climate zones Next step: smart greenhouseswithadaptabletechnologies

  8. Challengesfor Saint-Gobain • - Convincingheadquartersto enter anunknownnew market next toconstruction • - Providespecificknowledgeaboutgrowingplants in a protected environment to the different R&D departments of Saint-Gobain +5% -5%

  9. Challengesfor Saint-Gobain 1. Adaptexisting Saint-Gobain solutionsfor the horticultureapplication 2. Co-developmentbetween different parties (other companies + universities)

  10. Results: Smart greenhouse materials Light quality as “signalling effect”e.g. right colour for different crop stage  Better quality High value crops High nutritional value Light quantity e.g. light regulation, new materials  1% more light = 1% more yield Greenhouse=solar collector e.g. high insulation for heat capturing  Energy saving, electricity production Greenhouse=solar collector e.g. produce electricity Light geometrical distribution e.g. switch to clear or more diffusion  10% more diffusion = 1.5% more yield

  11. Partners Coordinator Academic partners Industrial partners Supported by:

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